Novel device to wave the hair and steam chamber to maintain the permanent wave or curl



Jan. 24, 1933. J VA$TA 1,895,272

NOVEL pEvIcE TO WAVE THE HAIR AND STEAM CHAMBER T0 MAINTAIN THE PERMANENT WAVE OR CURL Filed Nov. 16. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented Jan. 24,- 1933; V

UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE-" ll JOSE VASTA, OF BUENOS AIBES, ARGENTINA NOVEL DEVICE T0 WAVE man HAIR AND'STEAM CHAMBER T0 MAINTAIN THE o 3 IERMANENT wave on CURL I i Application filed November 16, 1923, Serial no; 17,733, ,andvin Argentina man a, 1929.

"This invention relates to a new and im proved apparatus for coiling hair upon a rod or bobbin utilized in the process of provid ing'permanent waves, and toan improvedand simplified arrangement or a steam chamber in connection with such rods or bobbins whereby the hair when treated by the heat of thesteam will secure a permanent wave capable of maintaining such wave for a long period of time. V

A further object of the invention is to pro-. vide a tubular body or means for coiling the hair of such simplicity that the preparation of the hair for the permanent waving operation may be carried out by an unskilled person.

An additional object 01 the invention is to provide a device which can be manufactured at small cost and also to provide a steam chamber for cooperating with the bobbinde vice of such simplicity that itmay also be operated by a person unskilled in the art.

Apparatuses for permanently waving the human hair have been known fora long time and they generally depend to a great extent upon the employment of electricity for heating the hair. The present inventionIisdesigned to utilize the heat of steamsince re suits are more rapid and the effects from the process are more permanent. the utilization of steam eliminates the probabilities of short circuiting with the consequent danger to both the operator and the person operated upon.

In addition, various apparatuses have also been designed to use the heat of steam, but they have not been found practical mainly because of the relatively high cost of manufacture, especially that type wherein electricity and steam both are used. There is also a disadvantage in these devices due to the fact that the hair is .submitted directly to the steam or the steam passed into the heating chamber is not permitted to properly evacu-. ate, which causes a difference in temperature between different elementsof the device rendering the results highly unsatisfactory. The present invention is designed primarily to overcome the various disadvantages pointed out above. r

a Figure'2 is a partial sectional view taken In addition,

f'now be described. o, p p

rod orbobbin l1 (see'F-igureu3)v-is first 7 introduced "through the-large "portion 2 With these and other objects in View which ill will become apparent during thecourse ot-the following detailed description, the inven in the claims and'shown in the drawings, in

which l Figure 1' is a partial elevational view of the coiling apparatus,

at right angles to Figure 1,"

Figure '3 is an elevational viewishowing the ha r coihng device 1n operation,

Figure at shows cross sectional views taken" vertically throughthe steam chamber device, 7

Figure 5 is an elevational view oftheentire device showing the clasp or handle member encircling the same, and I Figure 6 shows an elevational'view of the casingac'laptedto enclose the steam chamber."v

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view. i 1 Throughout" the drawings similar' reference charactersindicatelike.parts.

The coiling apparatus is shownparticularly in Figures l'to 3'fand consists ofa tubular'member 1 having anenlarged portion 2 and a longer and narrower portion 3.

which is provided with a partial longitudinal: V

cut-out portion. The cut-out portion has'one side 4 thereof bent outwardly in order to form a rectangular projecting plate 751' The plate 7 has pivoted to it at 6 .anKarc-shaped memberfi which is adapted to cooperate with: I i it the edge 4' of theplate'ljto form aneye open;

ing through which the hair be led.

The plate 7 has provided-thereon verti- 1 eally projecting comb teeth 8 and also hori-' 1 zontally" projecting angle'memberslO which are apertured' at 10, to receive the removable pin 9. A further support 10i in the form of a loop is also provided for the pin 9 adjacent to the upper edge ofthe plate, 7 The construction is such that the inserted pin 9 will form togetherwithl'the plate 7 and" the f angle pieces 10. a rectan ular opening upon the inner side of the'corrib teeth 8.

The operation of the coilingapparatusthrough the narrow portion 3 and the end of a lock of hair is secured to the end of the bobbin bythe claw or other fastening means 12. The hair is placed over the comb teeth 8 and bent down over the edge 4 of the plate 7. The pin 9 isthen insertedand thereafter the arc piece 5 is swung up into position over the edge of the plate so that the lock of hair 13 becomes fixed and when the rod 11 is rotate d will become coiled thereon. The are member 5-is released and'the pin 9 loosened,-

which permits the tubular body 1 to be withdrawn and the rod 11 with the hair coiled thereupon isnow ready to be treated in the steam chamber now to bedescribed.

The permanent waving or curling device is shown particularly in Figures 4, 5 and 6 and comprises the steam chambercomposed I of two semi-circular sectionsl l having double ing semi-circular sections are air tight which.

' tube 2O to the-inlet 19 uponthe-right hand.

walls so as to. form the hollow steam spaces 15 The ends and the edges of the cooperat-l will thus form two separate chambers of 'suflicient'length to receive the rod or bobbin as shown particularly in Figure 4. Each of the two sections 14 is provided at the top and bottom thereof with steam inlet ports 16 and Y19 and steam outlet ports 17 and 18 upon which can besecured flexible removable rubber tubes 20 and 21 for the proper regulation of thesteam. p p 7 The steam can be provided by any convenientgenerator notshown and the steam enters theinlet- 16 upon the'left hand chamber section shown in Figure 4; and after having circulated thereinwill leave this section by;

the outlet 17 and pass by means of the rubber chamber section 14 from whichi'it may leave by the outlet 18 to an adjacent chamber by means of a rubber tube or may be evacuated into-the atmosphere. It will be'noted that a direct circuit is provided for the steam thereby maintaining the temperature throughout the entire device uniform during the treating f of the'hair,

"16, 17,18, and '19. The casing is designed to completely embrace. the combined steam 55.

[ing the limits due to the capacity ofthe steamcham ber to handle different size locks of hair.

It is also obvious that various modifications l curl, the combination of two longitudinal.

semi-sircular steam chambers, which are provided' with steam inlet and outlet pipes, small flexible and removable rubber tubes fitted to saidinletand outlet pipes to conduct the g I s;eam from any suitable generator by the inlet of one of the chambers'or sections of the combined. chamber and ,""after having passed t'herethrough; from this by the out: p

let, rubber tube and inlet to the second section, from which after having circulated therein, it maybe permitted to escape by the outlet in order to take the same way through the next curling device, said combined chamber" being ofjsufiicient diameter to receive the bobbin with the coiled hair lock. 5

Novel device to wave the hair and steam chamber to maintainwave or curl, the com- I bination of two longitudinal semi-circular steam chambers in COllI lGCt-lOllWlth a casing of the same length consisting of two semicircular halves which comprise notches coinciding with the steam inlets andoutletsso as to be adapted to embrace the combined chamber, and in' connection with a, combined clasp and handle member of any" convenient construction and formed so as to receive i'n its interior the combined steam chamber together with the casing of same, to cover and ,7 .tocompress the entire construction fac-ilitat operating and handling ofthe curling device. I I a I JOSE-VASTA.

Y Forinsulatingpurposes-thepresentinvention contemplates'further the provision of a cylindricallongitudinally divided casing 22 of the same length as the chamber sectionsl and provided with apertures 23 adapted to coincide with the steam inlet andoutlet ports chamber.

*In order to facilitate the handling of the entire" device together with vthe embracing Y :casing 22" and topermit the device to bes'ussupport; a combined clasp and handlemenr -ber 24is shown in Figure 5 of any convenient the clamps or clasps used upon papers;

l Itis obvious that the operation canbe car 'ried' out conveniently within fairly wide V pendedfrom a cord secured to any available.

. constructionpreferably somewhat similar tov 1 

